OC Human Rights Commission Lauds UC-Irvine's handling of the February 8 Event

The below letter appears on the front page of the UC-Irvine web site. It is from the politically-correct Orange County Human Rights Commission. It raises some interesting points.
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http://www.chancellor.uci.edu/100312_ochrc.php

One of the points that the letter raises is that Campus Police met with members of the Muslim Student Union prior to the event and explained the consequences of any disruptions. Indeed, when the disruptions took place, it all looked so organized. A student would stand up, shout at the ambassador and walk into the waiting arms of a campus cop. It also appeared to witnesses, such as myself, that the outbursts were being orchestrated by MSU member(s) texting each other. The MSU maintains that the outbursts were "spontaneous", and thus, not an operation by the MSU as a whole. (The MSU as an organization could possibly suffer repercussions as a result of the disruptions.) It is interesting that the OCHRC, perhaps inadvertently, in point 6 of the letter to the chancellor, described the disruption as "organized and systematic". Of course, that description by the OCHRC doesn't make it true, but it does add to the debate on that important point-planned or spontaneous?

I think it is also laughable for the OCHRC in the same line to refer to "violence brewing just below the surface". Are you kidding me? The overwhelming majority of the pro-Israeli crowd consisted of quite elderly Jewish folks bussed into the event by the Jewish Federation. Does the OCHRC really believe that the student protesters were in some sort of physical danger from those folks?? What a preposterous statement.

Another point that the MSU and their defenders raise is that they did not "shut down" the ambassador's speech, and that the ambassador was able to complete his speech (only after the protesters left the hall).

One of the videos going around, particularly one in the possession of Stand With Us, shows the protesters outside the building and their leader telling them that they had successfully "shut it down" and to proceed to the Cross Cultural Center for a "debriefing". It can be viewed below:


So what was the intent of the MSU protesters?

Speaking of the CCC, I also note that I recently sent a copy of my blog response to the CCC director's letter regarding racial incidents on UC campuses to them suggesting that they also show concern for their Jewish students. Since the CCC is the de facto "hqs" of the MSU, it is not surprising that I never got a response.

I also noted that the OCHRC took a few gratuitous slaps at those who have been critical of the university's handling of this situation over the years. I am not surprised. I once wrote a letter to their previous director, an empty suit named Rusty Kennedy, who wrote back and lambasted me. That's OK. As far as I am concerned the OCHRC doesn't even exist. They are nothing more than a useless organization feeding at the public trough and wasting tax payers' money.

I do wonder, however, what ever happened to Rusty since his name no longer appears on the OCHRC website/letter. Maybe he fell off the rack.